mtl008 Chapter 983
Chapter 983
The weather has not warmed up yet, and the palace gates are open during court meetings in Fengxian Hall.
The cold wind kept blowing in from the door. Although the officials were well dressed, they still felt a little chilly.
However, now, under Wei Wu's arrangement, they came to the little sun one by one, and then let out exclamations.
"It's so warm. It's so warm even without any flames. It even stings me a little."
"Why is this thing so bright in the middle? It looks like a red-hot charcoal, but no charcoal is this hot!"
"Is this how electricity is converted into heat? If this becomes widespread, people in the north won't have to suffer through the cold winters anymore."
"That's right! As Marquis Changle said, electricity can be generated from running water and wind, so it shouldn't be difficult to popularize it!"
As soon as these two people finished speaking, the officials around them all turned their eyes to Wei Wu.
Now that the Ming Dynasty has only been established for more than ten years, most officials still want to make the Ming Dynasty more glorious.
If electricity could benefit the people in the north who were suffering from the cold, it would definitely be a commendable achievement for the court.
However, when everyone looked over, Wei Wu shook his head helplessly.
"Everyone, obtaining electricity is indeed not difficult, but the supporting facilities will take time to build."
"Although the technology is available now, many problems still need to be solved before it can be popularized. It is probably impossible in the short term."
"I'm currently planning to use Beijing as a pilot city to try to ensure that people there have access to electricity. Only after that can we talk about the future."
After these words were spoken, the officials present couldn't help but feel a little regretful, but they could also accept it.
After all, any construction takes time, and they cannot expect Wei Wu to complete it overnight.
At the same time, after explaining to everyone, Wei Wu turned around and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang again.
"Your Majesty, the use of electrical energy is inseparable from motors. This is true for any machine that uses electricity as energy."
"Although I discovered electricity, I had to rely on electric motors to successfully utilize it."
"Therefore, I would like to ask His Majesty to grant an appropriate reward to Sun Chang, the Level 5 researcher who invented the electric motor."
Having said that, Wei Wu raised his hand and pointed at the electric fan that was still being stared at by the officials.
"Look, this electric fan was made by Sun Chang himself, but this is only the most basic application of the motor."
"In addition to machines like electric fans that can be used for civilian purposes, Sun Chang also created machines that assist with military equipment and industrial production."
"This kind of machine is called an industrial machine tool. Almost all the guns and firearms produced by the Institute of Science and Technology today are inseparable from it."
While speaking, Wei Wu did not forget to reach out and turn off the electric fan to prevent any officials from being accidentally hit by the fan blades.
After all, this electric fan has no outer cover, and it also prevents those fragile civil servants from getting sick.
After finishing all this, Wei Wu continued:
"Industrial machine tools can save time and effort and process metals more accurately, which is the foundation of industrial development."
"In the future, all machines used to improve people's livelihoods or to assist agriculture in the Ming Dynasty will rely on electric motors."
The reason why Wei Wu asked Zhu Yuanzhang for credit was mainly for the good development of the Academy of Science and Technology.
After all, the Academy of Science and Technology has achieved remarkable results, but there is not a single academician in the entire academy.
Even the four team leaders including Sun Chang are only level five researchers, and the levels of others are lower than theirs.
If we can have one more academician and give him some other rewards, it will also be an incentive for those researchers.
Of course, Wei Wu had discussed this matter with Zhu Yuanzhang a few days ago and obtained his consent, otherwise he would not have mentioned it.